Watch Your Mouth or: Be Careful Whom You Piss Off

[MDJAK]

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/man-burns-down-trailer-in-online-feud/20070726155309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

[ducko]

Although it is silly and crazy to go that far, don't assume that someone won't freak out on you for something you said on the internet. For God's sake, be careful out there!

[cylentka]

According to the poll in that article 52% of the respondents don't interact with other people on the internet! Isn't that weird?

[MDJAK]

According to the poll in that article 52% of the respondents don't interact with other people on the internet! Isn't that weird?


Why, you do? I don't. ;)

[MDJAK]

Hey, Ducko, how you likin' that 50L?

[Mom27andblessed]

Hmm....wonder if he wore a diaper for the trip?

[ducko]

Me either. Who interacts with people on the internet?

[ducko]

I just got the 50L a couple weeks ago. I'm digging it! I'm getting the cleanest looking photos that I have ever taken with this lens.

[MDJAK]

Hmm....wonder if he wore a diaper for the trip?

ROFLMAO:lol:

[CelticRavenVA]

This reminds me of the guy who kidnapped someones daughter and held her for ransom over a piece of online game loot he felt he was cheated out of....

[MDJAK]

I just got the 50L a couple weeks ago. I'm digging it! I'm getting the cleanest looking photos that I have ever taken with this lens.

Have you posted any samples yet? If so, I need links, pal.:p

[ducko]

I just noticed that you have the 85. I was torn between that one, the 50 and the 35. I wanted to do some portraits so I chose the 50. So far I am happy with it. I need something wider in my quiver too so if you have any recommendations for something in the wider area, let me know

[ducko]

Here's one I took in the back up my pickup truck just to try it out.
http://ducko.smugmug.com/photos/174260354-L.jpg

[zacker]

people on the internet are loosers...I even hear that SOME people go to these things called forums and talk aboout cameras and stuff, lol they must be bored huh?
:)

[ducko]

That's just crazy talk! Who would go to a forum to talk about cameras?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Here's one I took in the back up my pickup truck just to try it out.
http://ducko.smugmug.com/photos/174260354-L.jpg


Mmmm...$1300 worth of CA and softness. Love it!

[ducko]

What is CA?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

chromatic aberration. I have to say, though...against the 50 1.4, the L looks noticeably better at f/1.2.

[ducko]

It's good to know that the extra money that I paid for the .2 in F stop was worth it then. ;-) Thanks!

[CyberDyneSystems]

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/man-burns-down-trailer-in-online-feud/20070726155309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
What can I say, I really Hate being called a Nerd! (or a dork for that matter)...

[cylentka]

ROFL (funniest title yet)

[greg20d]

my wife says i'm a nerd should I burn our house???

[rhys]

I have met some people from the internet but I'm usually pretty careful about doing so. I never meet anybody from a social networking site. I'll meet people if it's interesting or useful to do so. I'm pretty much a loner anyway, prefering to work alone or be with family.

[Woolburr]

What can I say, I really Hate being called a Nerd! (or a dork for that matter)...

Glad to see the title fairy blessed you appropriately!;)

[JCR]

Real world is full of nutters, why would the internet be any different?

Is a couple of little morons I have interacted with I would slap stupid if I ever met them, wouldn't go to the trouble of hunting them down tho unless they ripped me off.
Call me names but don't mess with my gear ;)

[PhotosGuy]

"Tavares took leave from his post as a weapons systems operator at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, Va., ..." I wonder who did the background check on this guy? ')

[Bill Roberts]

"Tavares took leave from his post as a weapons systems operator at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, Va., ..." I wonder who did the background check on this guy? ')

I have to admit something similar crossed my mind too...
Just don't let him near that big red button!!

[rhys]

We're hearing about all the whackos now...

The UK Home Secretary turned out to be a security risk as he had a penchant for picking up gay men on Clapham Common then getting mugged (he did this a couple of times).
Drunken astronauts.
Astronauts that try to kidnap love rivals, according to the press.
Weapons-systems operators that burn down people's homes.
Policemen (in the UK) that beat drinkers in bars to death for fun.

I was stalked for about 6 months by one guy who was completely whacked in the head. Fortunately he got bored and went somewhere else as the police didn;t do anything due to the UK not having an anti-stalking law at the time. He'd been set on me by some nutter on the internet that I'd met and not particularly liked.

The fact is we're surrounded by people who can flip unexpectedly. There is no such thing as somebody who doesn;t have their own agenda. Sometimes those agendas can get really out of whack with reality. We try to rise above it and most manage most of the time. How many times have you done something crazy when you've been in love or when you've been harassed by somebody? It's normal human nature.

[MDJAK]

NORMAL human nature? I think not. Abnormal human nature, maybe.

me

[MDJAK]

I just noticed that you have the 85. I was torn between that one, the 50 and the 35. I wanted to do some portraits so I chose the 50. So far I am happy with it. I need something wider in my quiver too so if you have any recommendations for something in the wider area, let me know

Right now a fellow forum member has my 85L on loan.

If he doesn't return it, I'll get somebody to burn his house down.;)

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Who's got my 85L, Mark? WHO! :mad:

[3Turner]

"Tavares took leave from his post as a weapons systems operator at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, Va., ..." I wonder who did the background check on this guy? ')
I wondered the same thing, but unfortunately the internet time or internet feuds are not the types of questions that would be asked during a background check.

[Tom W]

Internet fueds - barroom brawls from a distance? :)

[rhys]

Internet fueds - barroom brawls from a distance? :)

I think it's a sign of an addictive personality.

[Grace]

Internet fueds - barroom brawls from a distance? :)


lol! yeah! and everyone feels six foot tall!

[rhys]

lol! yeah! and everyone feels six foot tall!

What I can't understand is the daft escalation that goes on...

Joe: The moon is yellow.
Tom: No - it's grey.
Joe: You're stupid - it's yellow.
Tom: you &*&^$^ing &^^%$%. It's grey.
Joe: You are a ^*&&$$ and your mother is a *&%T$$%
Tom: I'm gonna sort you out, boy.

It's not over the top. I have seen that kind of thing going on.

[JWright]

"Tavares took leave from his post as a weapons systems operator at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center in Dahlgren, Va., ..." I wonder who did the background check on this guy? ')

Yeah, this fruitcake is handling some of the most sophisticated weapons the Navy has. I lived on that base as a teenager. It's the location of the Naval Surface Weapons Center where the Navy does extensive testing of new weapons systems for the fleet.

[Tom W]

lol! yeah! and everyone feels six foot tall!

We used to call it "Rum-muscles". Now, it's "Modem-muscles". :)

[Grace]

ha ha ha!!!! yes~! exactly!

[Tom W]

What I can't understand is the daft escalation that goes on...

Joe: The moon is yellow.
Tom: No - it's grey.
Joe: You're stupid - it's yellow.
Tom: you &*&^$^ing &^^%$%. It's grey.
Joe: You are a ^*&&$$ and your mother is a *&%T$$%
Tom: I'm gonna sort you out, boy.

It's not over the top. I have seen that kind of thing going on.

I've seen it too. I used to be a bartender in a blue-collar corner bar. It's a heck of a lot more frequent in the neighborhood bar than it is on the internet. Of course, everybody in the bar is "lubricated" a bit, so that's expected.

What isn't expected is for somebody to travel through several states to settle the score. Even the barroom feuds tend to blow over, with many adversaries becoming friends within a short period.

[JCR]

Speaking of barroom brawls, I shot a birthday party in a nightclub last night, first time I have been to a club in about 10 years. Apart from feeling very old I was amazed by the amount of cops outside at closing time. 3 wagons filled with bobbies and still fights broke out, but interestingly most were between women.

The spice girls have a lot to answer for ;)

[rammy]

I've seen it too. I used to be a bartender in a blue-collar corner bar. It's a heck of a lot more frequent in the neighborhood bar than it is on the internet. Of course, everybody in the bar is "lubricated" a bit, so that's expected.

By the global gathering here at POTN, there are probably well lubricated people all the time :-)

[Tom W]

3 wagons filled with bobbies and still fights broke out, but interestingly most were between women.

The spice girls have a lot to answer for ;)

3 important facts to keep in mind when witnessing women fighting:

1. They are probably not fighting over you.
2. It's not like in the movies - cloths will not get torn off, and two half-naked babes will not plunge into a pit of mud and begin wrestling in a provocative manner.
3. Do NOT try to break it up. Let it resolve itself. By trying to break it up, all that will happen is that you will end up being the target of both. And you really can't fight back. The best you can do is tuck your chin and put your arms up to protect your face. They will stop eventually. Probably....

[cpd23]

Article (http://techdirt.com/articles/20070726/232206.shtml)

Taking 'Flamewar' A Bit Too Seriously: Man Drives 1,300 Miles To Burn Down Home Of Online Critic (http://techdirt.com/articles/20070726/232206.shtml)

from the yeah,-maybe-let-that-one-go dept

Online flamewars certainly can get nasty at times, often boiling over into quite a bit of rage -- but it's still pretty rare (and amazing) to see that anger then boil over into the real world. Last year, we wrote about a case in the UK where someone drove 70 miles to attack the guy he was sparring with online (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061017/165342.shtml). The press referred to it as "web rage," though, rage doesn't tend to last that long. Or, perhaps it does. Here in the US we do things in bigger ways, apparently. A guy in Virginia who got into a flamewar online decided to make it a bit more literal, and drove 1,300 miles to Waco, Texas to burn down the home of one of this online enemies (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070726.wgtpsycho27/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070726.wgtpsycho27) from a (no, this isn't a joke) picture sharing community. Not only that, but the attacker took photos of each "Welcome to State X" signs and shared them online as he made his way across the country -- to let others in the community know he was serious about going after the other guy. What did the one guy do to piss the other guy off? Apparently he had different political views and posted a silly photo claiming the other guy was a nerd. Nerd or not, he's now a convicted arsonist. He's been sentenced to 7 years in prison for burning down the other guy's home -- but it doesn't sound like the intervening time or pending jail time cooled this guy down. As the sentencing was happening, the arsonist used his cameraphone to take snapshots of the guy whose home he tried to burn down, apparently to post online as well (though, the court ordered the photos destroyed). So, while the typical admonition to those engaging in flame wars is to remember that it's a real person on the other side, we'd also like to add "who may be so crazy that they'll come burn down your house."

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Story continued here:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=354526

[Radtech1]

What did the one guy do to piss the other guy off? Apparently he had different political views and posted a silly photo claiming the other guy was a nerd.


Now THAT is a spirited discussion. Perhaps we should rethink our ban on political/religious threads. Sounds like fun!

:eek:

[JWright]

OK, ENOUGH ALREADY! This has to be the third or fourth thread about this story.

[3Turner]

Story continued here:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=354526
Ronald...that link is to this thread. ???:confused:

[CyberDyneSystems]

Cause we keep merging the same topic with one thread..

[3Turner]

Cause we keep merging the same topic with one thread..
Ohhh....me=confused. Thought I was goin crazy for a moment.:lol:

[timbernet]

Ohhh....me=confused. Thought I was goin crazy for a moment.:lol:

Nobody said you weren't going crazy ;-)

[3Turner]

Nobody said you weren't going crazy ;-)
Well, anything is possible.:rolleyes: